How to unzip .ZIP files?

To unzip a .ZIP file, you will need an archive utility
program like WinZip. Please visit WinZip's home page.

How
to extract self extracting .EXE files?

Any files within our pages ends with an extension of .EXE,
it is a self extracting file, you do not need an unzip program to extract it. To start the
self extracting process after downloading a file, copy or move the .EXE file to an empty
directory and double click on its filename and it will automatically extract its files
into the same directory.

How
to install screen saver(s) after downloading?

Usually the installation instructions will accompany the
downloaded file itself in the form of a .TXT, .DOC, .WRI format. Refer to that file on how
to install the screen saver(s). If there is no accompanying instructions, and there is
either a SETUP.EXE or INSTALL.EXE, run that file to start the installation process. If the
downloaded file only contains file(s) ending with .SCR, just copy all files ending with
.SCR to your Windows\System directory.

What is the
meaning of shareware, freeware and public domain?

Any files that you download from our pages will fall into
one of the following three categories, please review carefully.

Shareware: Shareware is try-before-you-buy software. It is created by nice people
who put it out into the world for you to try, with a note attached (actually it's a file)
asking you to please send the author a small fee if you continuously use the program after
its specified trial period by registering. This registration fee can run from $5 and up
(and usually less than $25), but it's almost less than you'd pay for a comparable product
at a computer store. If you do register the program, the author may send you the latest
version or maybe even a printed manual. It is so nice of these people to do this that we
really should support them by sending their minimal fees. And believe me, there is a lot
of work involved in creating any type of software.

Freeware: Freeware is software made available for
public use by the generous author, and it's free. You're not under any obligation to pay
for it, but the author retains the copyright of the software.

Public Domain: Public domain is also free software
made available to the public by the author, by contrast, is given over in its entirety to
the public domain with no strings attached.

What is a virus?

A computer virus is not the same as a human virus,
like a cold. It is a program that an evil scumbag has written to do bad things to your computer, like displaying some humorous
messages out of nowhere, corrupt some of your files, even worst, delete your whole hard
drive. There are thousands of different types of computer viruses, and new ones are being
produced all the time. The chance of you catching a virus is slim, but winning the state
lottery is even slimmer. To be on the safe side, you should perform a virus scan on any
files that you download. So, do practice safe downloading. You can obtain a virus scanning
program from the Tools You Might Need... page.

What is VBRUNxxx.DLL?

Any program that was written in Visual Basic(high level
programming language) will require its runtime library, which is a dynamic link library,
inorder to run. There is VBRUN100.DLL, VBRUN200.DLL,
VBRUN300.DLL, VB40016.DLL and VB40032.DLL. Depends on which version of Visual Basic
the program was written in, it will need the corresponding .DLL, for example, Visual Basic
v3 will require VBRUN300.DLL, v4-32bit will require VB40032.DLL.

Are all these screen saver
files RatLoaf's creation?

Most of the screen savers were created by other authors,
and we just link to their URLs inorder for you to download them from one place.

The
speed of the download is slow, why?

Most of the time when that occurs, we have no control over
it since most of the files that you are downloading are links to other sites, so, feel
free to complain to their webmaster.

Why does it
tell me that it requires a password or access denied?

Most of the files within our pages are links to other
sites, when those sites has reached their limit of logged on visitors at any particular
time, it will either ask for a Password or display an Access Denied message. Just try
again at a different time. The best time to try would be late at night, like after 12AM,
when most normal people would be asleep by then, but you and I will still be up surfing
the Net and not get wet.

Will
Win3.x screen savers run under Win95?

Yes, it should. If it doesn't work properly, it's the
source code that was written improperly.

How
can I create my own windows screen savers?

You can create your own Windows screen savers by using
either one of the following programming languages, from easiest to hardest.

Visual
Basic: VB is a high level interpreted language, very easy to learn. The next version
of VB, which is version5, might come with a true compiler and even being cross platform.
Published by Microsoft.

Delphi: Delphi is also a
high level language, almost as easy to learn as Visual Basic. Comes with a true compiler
to produce faster executables. But it really depends on what you are trying to write.
Published by Borland

C/C++: Very cryptic, but creates very fast
executables. It would be very hard to learn without any prior programming experience.

There are other languages that you can create screen savers
with, but those are just some of the most popular languages. Good luck on your hunt for
the right language, hope to see your creations soon.